The Perfect Child?

 Sabrina sat in her little girl's nursery, watching her little angel sleep.  She was a bleassing sent by God.  She and Drew had been so excited when they had found out she was pregnant.  They were a healthy young couple who were eager to start a family.  Then their whole world had changed when their little girl was born.  Sabrina remembered the night she had gone into labor.  They had been so excited because soon they would be holding their little bundle of joy.  Little did they know that they would have to make the hardest decision that night.  At least Drew would because Sabrina was going to keep this baby no matter what.  This would make or break their relationship, they had been together for two years.  They lived together but were not married. 

As soon as thier little girl was born, they knew something was wrong by the doctors reaction.  Drew had been in the delivery room.  As soon as Tabatha was born, they knew something was wrong when she was wisked out of the room.  They wondered what was wrong, Sabrina started panicking and pulled Drew to her side and asked, "What's wrong Drew?  What is wrong with our baby?  Is it a boy or a girl?"  Tears formed in her eyes as Drew questioned the doctor who said, "You have a little girl but we need to talk to you.  There are things I need to explain to you and you will have a decision to make."

"Why was she taken from us without letting us see her?  I want to see my daughter, we want to hold her Dr. Douglas."

"Mr. Lachey you can see her after I talk to you.  Please be patient."  Dr. Douglas said as they cleaned up Sabrina then took her to her room.    

Drew was on a plane home from tour and he started thinking about the night his life changed.  He remembered taking a seat in the doctors office, he had left Sabrina in her room.  He wanted to get a chance to talk to the doctor before he went to talk to them.  Drew wanted to the truth from the doctor.  He didn't want things sugar coated to sooth the blow.  "What's wrong?" Drew asked.  "Why did the baby come early and why did Sabrina go through such a difficult birth?  We came to every appointment and you never said anything?" 

"Give me a chance Drew, I'll answer all your questions."  Drew watched as he looked over some notes in his folder.  The folder said baby Lachey on it and Drew was getting nervous.  "Is she gonna make it?"  Drew asked.

The doctor looked up from his notes quickly.  "Yes, of course....I'm sorry, I didn't want you to believe otherwise.  I was just trying to find the best words to tell you this."  Drew looked on confused.  "...We had picked up something in the last check up that Sabrina had.  We were going to call you to schedule another test but the baby decided that she was ready to be born.  I don't know how to tell you this but your daughter has Down Syndrome."

"What?"

"Calm down Drew, let me explain exactly what that means....Your daughter can still live a perfectly full life.  She only has a mild case of it, which is why we didn't pick it up sooner.  Down Syndrome means that the X chromos....."

"Forget about what it means...What does this mean for her?....How's Sabrina?....Why did this happen?"

"Sabrina is fine and the baby will be also.  Down Syndrome is a chromosonal defect that doesn't necessarily have to run in the family.  I've talked to many parents who have had the same situation happen to them and it has been the first case of it in their family.  The only difference is that a lot of times the baby they were carrying had a more severe case of it and we were able to inform them early.  They had to make the hard decision to keep their child or to not...."

"Sir, in all do respect I can't say that I care much about what these other parents went through.  I know that it was hard for them but what does their case have to do with me?  Does our baby need an operation....is that the next step?  What can we do?"

"Mr. Lachey...that's what I was getting to.  You and Sabrina are one of the fortunate people who had a beautiful daughter who may not face many of the same challenges that a lot of babies born with this disability go through.  Don't get me wrong...it's going to take a lot of work, but I'm positive that with time she will develop almost as quickly as a normal child."

"Normal huh?"

"Yes,...Mr. Lachey.  I know this is a shock to you and I understand that the two of you never expected this but I think you should be very grateful for the opportunity to love a child as blessed as she is.  Have you and Sabrina decided on a name for your daughter?"  

Drew was still in shock and didn't hear when the doctor asked him a question.  He was confused and wondered how he was going to tell Sabrina. 

"Drew?"  The doctor called trying to get his attention.

Drew looked up.  He quickly got out of the chair and spun to the door.

"Um, if you don't mind I want to see Sabrina now!"  He said as he opened the door.

The doctor rose from behind the desk and reached for Drew's shoulder right before he exited.

"Here!  I want you to have these."  Drew looked down at a bunch of pamphlets about Down Syndrome in his hand.  He looked back up at the doctor and couldn't respond. "If you want I can talk to Sabrina for you....with you there of course.  Actually I would prefer it that way.  There's still some information I'd like to give you about this.  The hospital has a group that meets once a week....It's for parents with kids with Down Syndrome.  I think you and Sabrina would benefit in attending one of these meetings down the line.  I mean I don't expect you to go now but maybe they can help you with some of the questions you may have as to how to take care of a baby with Down Syndrome.  And of course you can always talk to me."

"If you don't mind I'd really like to talk to Sabrina alone for right now."  Drew said.  The doctor let go of his shoulder and let him go.

"Fine, I understand.  I'll be in in a little bit to check on Sabrina.  They probably have her in the maternity ward by now."  He said to Drew as he closed his office door.  He hated giving such news to new parents.  Each and every response was different.  It went from him getting the blame to the parents blaming themselves for something they did.  Drew's response was one he didn't expect....utter silence.  He wanted to know what he was thinking but hoped that both Sabrina and him would be able to get through this and quickly so they could learn to enjoy their baby from the start.

Drew walked back to the OR room where he left Sabrina.  What the doctor had said didn't register and even when the nurse told him that he needed to go to the 2nd floor where Sabrina was he acted more confused. The nurse had been an attendant in the room when his daughter was born and realized that he probably just got the upsetting news.  She escorted Drew up to Sabrina's room.

"Thanks" Drew said as he stood outside of Sabrina's room.

"Sure"  The nurse said as she was about to walk away.

"Um...."

"Yes?"

"Could you tell me how our baby is...I mean I didn't see her since they took her....Could you tell me how she is?"  He asked still nervous.

"Sure.  I'll find out and come back." She said with a warm smile

"Um my names Lachey...I mean that's the baby's last name...."

"I know....Don't worry everything's gonna be fine."  She said last before walking away.  Drew put his hand on the knob of the door and was about to open it.

"DREW!" someone called.  Drew spun around before opening the door.  He saw his brother, Jeff and Justin run up to him.  

"We just heard bro.....So is it a boy a girl what?  Am I a proud uncle or was if false labor?"  Nick asked as he handed him a bouquet of flowers he had bought for Sabrina.  It had a balloon attached to it and said the words. 'CONGRATULATION!' on it. 

"It's......."  Drew said trying to get a word in.

"Yeah, man...How's Sabrina?  Why didn't you call us?"  Jeff asked

"Hey man....lay off of Drew, I'm sure the last thing on his mind was us when Sabrina told him it was time.  So how'd it happen?"  Justin asked.

Drew tried to hold his composure together.  He fought back some powerful tears and told the guys that he needed to see Sabrina before he talked to them.

"I knew...Your as nervous as Hell.  She's still in labor isn't she?"  Nick said as he patted his brother on the back.  "Don't worry she'll be fine...You'll be fine!"

"It's not that!"  Drew said a little loud.  Nick along with Jeff and Justin jumped back in shock.  They could tell that he was upset and tried to calm him down.

"Bro what's wrong?  What's going on?"

"I'll explain later, just give me a few."  Drew said opening the door to Sabrina's room.  He closed it behind him as Nick, Jeff, and Justin looked on in shock.  Nick got nervous.

"Um....are any of you related to Sabrina or Drew?"  A young nurse said.

"Yeah!  What's going on?"  Nick said immediately walking over to her. 

"Nothing....I just came back to tell Drew that the baby is fine.  As a matter of fact Sabrina has her now.  He had asked me to check on her and he probably didn't know that another nurse had brought her in earlier."

"A girl!  Really....Yes!  I have a niece!"  Nick said happily.  The nurse smiled back at him before she walked away.  Jeff and Justin congratulated him.  They all wanted to see the baby and Sabrina but decided to wait in the waiting room until Drew had time alone with her.

Drew was shocked to see Sabrina with the baby in her arms and was scared to move closer.  He put his brother's flowers down on the table closest to door and let the balloon float to the top.  Sabrina looked up.  She had the biggest smile on her face that lite the room up.  Her smile got even wider when she saw Drew.

"Drew, come and look....Isn't she beautiful?  I think she has your ears...."  She said laughing.  She looked down at their daughter again and leaned in and kissed her.  "Awe....what's the matter....don't you want daddy's ears?"  She said jokingly as the baby wiggled in her arms.  Drew didn't respond and still didn't get closer.

"Drew...What's wrong...Don't you want to see how perfect she is...and look I counted all fingers and toes....she's perfect."  She said looking at Drew and smiling.  "She's so small....I can fit her whole foot in my mouth......"  She said not taking her eyes off of her.

They were interrupted by a knock on the door and then the entrance of another nurse.  She wore a jacket with rocking horses on it and it was obvious that she worked in the maternity ward.  Drew stepped to the side to let her pass.

"Hi....were you able to feed her?"  The nurse asked.

"Oh, Hi Beth..." Sabrina said as she looked up.  Beth had been the nurse to carry their baby in to her earlier. "Yes...she was great...she didn't cry once.  I'm not too sure if she had enough though...this is the first time I've done this."  She said looking down at her again.

"Oh she would have let you know if she didn't.  Believe me babies have a way of telling you everything and soon you'll know the difference between a cry to be changed and a cry for more food."  Beth said looking over Sabrina's shoulder at the baby.

"So have you two decided on a name?  The nurses are all curious who the little angel is that hasn't welcomed them with a horrifying scream."  She said smiling. 

"Oh, we had decided on Tabatha about a week ago.  It wasn't definite but I think it's cute and we want to stick with it....right Drew?"  Sabrina looked over at Drew.

"Uh...Oh....I think Daddy's scared!"  Beth said jokingly.  "There's nothing to be afraid of.  Come over here and welcome Tabatha to the world."  Sabrina smiled at what Beth said and also tried to convince Drew to sit beside her so that he could hold their daughter.

"Can we talk alone for a few minutes?"  Drew said still with a serious look on his face.  He wanted desperately to see and to hold Tabatha but he didn't know how to without his emotions getting the best of him.  He needed some more time.

"Sure..."  Sabrina said looking confused all of a sudden.

"Oh well, I only came to put Tabatha back in her little bed.  She's expected to have a lot of visitors and the nurses just love her to death."  Beth said getting ready to take Tabatha out of Sabrina's arms.

"Oh, already....but I just got her."  She said not wanting to give her up.  Beth smiled

"Don't worry we'll bring her back....she'll be hungry in about another 3 hours and she won't want us nurses anymore...she'll want her mommy. "  Beth put Tabatha in the cart and rolled her to the door which Drew now held open.  "Say by Daddy!"  The nurse said "...don't worry daddy will get a hang of this sooner or later."  She said jokingly as she talked to the baby.

Sabrina's head was stretched to see her baby as Beth rolled her down the corridor, but she straightened back up as Drew let the door close.  The smile went back across her face.

"Did you see her?  Isn't she beautiful?  Feel this!"  She said holding up one of the baby blankets left behind. "....It's so warm...and it smells just like her."  She said inhaling as she thought of the baby wrapped in it.  Drew went over to the bed and sat beside her.  He was still trying to figure out how to tell her.  Sabrina grabbed hold of his arm and gave it a soft squeeze as if to hug him.

"Thank you Drew!....I mean she wouldn't be as beautiful as she is if you weren't the father.  I love her so much."  Hearing this made Drew jump up.  How could she be thanking him?  He figured she would hate him when he had to tell her what he needed to say.

"What?"  Sabrina said a little surprised to how Drew reacted.  

"The doctor told me something earlier and it's something you need to know....."

"Oh, do you think Tabatha needs this...I hope she's not cold.  I should have given it to Beth before she left"

"Sabrina, I need you to listen to me...this is serious!"

"What?"

"It's about Tabatha.....she's not as perfect as you might think..."

"Bite your toungue....She is absolutely perfect.....Drew...why would you say something like that?  What's wrong?  Why did it take you so long to be with us after she was born?  You missed her first feeding?"

All the questions got Drew upset and he no longer wanted to drag this out so he accidentally blurted it out.

"Tabatha has Down Syndrome!  She's not normal!"  Drew said.  He noticed the look of horror on Sabrina's face and rushed over to her.  "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry....I didn't mean to tell you like that.  The doctor just told me and ....and I don't know what we are going to do"  He said holding her hand.  Sabrina pulled her hands out from under his.  She couldn't believe what she heard.  Tears built up in her eyes and started to stream down.  Drew got up and paced back and forth as he tried to think of what else to say but she beat him to it.

"Is that why you didn't want to hold her?  And what do you mean you don't know what we are going to do?"  Drew could tell she was angry and looked over at her.

"Sabrina!  We've never had any experience with a Down syn...."

"Get out!"  Sabrina yelled as she started to cry harder.

"Sabri..."

"I said get out!" Sabrina curled up in a little ball and pushed her face down into the pillow.  She was upset and didn't want to see Drew anymore all she wanted was Tabatha.  Drew couldn't think of  what else to say and left the room.

Drew went to see his daughter and saw Nick, Jeff, and Justin staring at her through the glass window.  Beth was holding her up so they could get a good look.  Nick was making googooly noises through the window while Justin blew his cheeks up like an elephant.  Jeff is the only one who acted sane and just waved at her.  That is until Tabatha started to cry from Justin's scary faces....then Jeff went into a ballad that even shocked Drew.  There were little holes in the glass and the nurse and the baby could hear him singing.  Beth tried to rock her quiet as he sang to her.  Nick and Justin joined in when they realized they were the cause of Tabatha's tears.  Drew didn't know what to say to them and turned and walked away without them noticing him.  He wished that she was normal.  Drew was brought back to the present when he felt someone shake him.  So much had happened in the last few months.  It still hurt him to think of all the pain he had caused  Sabrina after Tabatha was born.  He had blamed himself for thier daughter's imperfection.  He felt someone shake him again and heard, "Earth to Drew, man where the heck did you go off to?  Disneyland or something?"

"I was thinking about somethings, about Tabatha's birth.  I was such a jerk and I hate myself for it.  I hurt Sabrina and Tabatha with my behavior.  I rejected my own daughter because she wasn't perfect."

"It's been ten months already, when are you going to stop beating yourself up over this?  I thought you had moved on and were happy with the decision you had made?"

"I am happy with my decision, it's the best one for the both of us.  But I can't forgive myself for all the tears I made Sabrina shed.  She didn't deserve what I did to her."

"Drew that's all part of the past.  Now I don't know about you, but I'm getting off this plane, I'm dying to go home.  We finally get a well deserved rest and I'm going to enjoy it.  I'm going to see my beautiful niece then I'm going home to see Beth.  If you want to stay on this plane it's up to you."  Nick stood up taking his bad and made his way down the isle.  Jeff and Justin had already gotten off and were getting their luggage.  Drew was right behind Nick, he couldn't wait to get home.

Sabrina was home thinking of her little girl's birth.  She was brought back to the present when she heard Tabatha fussing.  She was awake and demanding her mother's attention.  Sabrina took her out of her crib and she sat on the rocker that was in the nursery.  She looked down at her little angel and smiled. Tabatha had straight dark brown hair like her mother and hazel eyes like her father.  She had rosy fat cheeks and a rose bud for a mouth.  She was such a good baby who hardly ever cried.  The only time she really fussed a lot or cried was when she was hungry or sick.  Sabrina had decorated her little angel's nursery herself.  The walls were painted baby blue and on one side there was a rainbow with a water stream below it and flowers.  On the other wall there were cartoon characters like Tweety, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Pikachu, Charmander and other bright and colorful ones.  She had done it all herself since she was an artist.  The guys had been impressed with her work when they had seen it.  Sabrina had completed the nursery walls when she was six months pregnant.  Drew had put together the brass crib and done some other things in the nursery.  Sabrina had gotten over the fact that her baby wasn't perfect.

Anyone that looked at Tabatha couldn't tell that she had down syndrome.  She had no physical abnormalities, the only place it was noticeable was in her eyes.  They were small and it was something that all down syndrome kids had in common. The shape of thier eyes, they were a tad slanted.  She was ten months old but she wasn't like babies her age.  Tabatha developed slowly and she was tiny.  She had learned how to roll over, sit and she was starting to learn to get on all fours to crawl.  Sabrina knew it would be a slow process but she would be patient.  Tabatha was in a special school where she was given therapy.  Sabrina looked down at down at her little girl and a smile spread across her face when she saw the smile on her little girl's face.  She remembered how distraught she had been after she had told Drew to leave her hospital room.  Nick had come into the room with Jeff and Justin, they had found her crying.  Nick ran to her side, he sat on the bed and pulled Sabrina up into his arms.  Jeff and Justin rushed to her side and they all asked, "What's wrong Sabrina?  Do you need a doctor? Are you in pain?"  Sabrina shook her head from side to side as she buried her face in his chest and sobbed.  He ran his hand up and down her back trying to call her.

"Why the tears Sabrina?  You have a beautiful little girl, you have the family you and Drew dreamed of.  Where is Drew by the way?  Why isn't he here with you?  What is upsetting you like this?"  Nick asked.

Sabrina pulled away from Nick and wiped the tears away.  Her face was red and her eyes were puffy from all the crying.  She took a few breaths as she looked up at Nick.  The tears blurred her vision, she wiped them away and responded, "Drew doesn't want us anymore.  He wants me to give Tabatha up and I can't.  I don't care if she's not perfect, she's mine.  She's a part of me Nick and I can't put her in some institution.  I mat be young but I'm not stupid.  I know that is where they place babies like Tabatha."

"What?  What instution?  Why would Drew want you and the baby?  He has been waiting for this moment since he found out you were pregnant.  What's wrong with Tabatha?"  Jeff asked a bit confused.

"Why wouldn't my brother want his daughter?  What's going on Sabrina?  Drew's just a little nervous.  You know how much he has been looking forward to this day."

"Yeah sweetie, you know Drew, he freaks out over little things.  The baby was early and he's still a bit nervous.  All this is new too him, he's a father for the first time and he's just freaking out a bit."  Justin said.

"Guys, Tabatha special.  Nick, you are Drew's brother and you have a right to know this.  Justin and Jeff I consider you guys a big part of my family too and that is why I'm telling you this.  Tabatha isn't like other babies and she never will be.  She has down syndrome, it's mild but it makes her different.  Drew can't handle this, he's ashamed of our daughter."

"But she doesn't look retar..........I'm sorry, this is all a shock.  That's the reason Drew was so upset when we came in."  Nick said as it all started to sink in.  He took a handkerchief out of his pocket and dabbed Sabrina's tears away.  He took her hand in his and gave it a gentle squeeze.  "No matter what happens with Drew, I will always be here for you.  You have my full support and our family will never turn their backs on you.  Once they take a look at that precious little angel, they will fall in love with her.  Drew will too once he sees and holds her."

"And we will be here for you and Tabatha too."  Justin said as Jeff agreed with him.  They would never leave her alone when she needed someone the most. 

The doctor came in and talked to Sabrina.  Nick stood with her while Justin and Jeff waited outside.  Her parents as well as Drew's arrived a while after Drew had left.  They got to see Tabatha and fell in love with her.  She seemed to have a magic that captured everyone that saw her.  When Cate, John and her parents got to her room, Sabrina explained to them about Tabatha.  They were surprised by the news but they had seen the little girl and they were in love with her.  She looked adorable in the nursery and she was the only one that wasn't crying.  John and Cate asked about Drew and Sabrina had to tell them that he wasn't taking things well.  They all said they would be there to lend her support and John and Cate hoped Drew would come around.  They hoped Drew wouldn't miss out on getting to know his daughter.  Tabatha was small but adorable and the fact that she was special made her move loveable.  She spent the next few weeks in the hospital which was hard on Sabrina.  She went home after three days but spent most of her time at the hospital.

Drew had stayed away from Sabrina for a few days but he went to pick her up when she was released from the hospital.  He had spent time alone thinking.  She was surprised when she saw him instead of Nick.  "What happened to Nick?  I thought he said he was coming to pick me up.  We thought you had decided to drop off the face of the earth."

"I know I deserve that for not being around, but I needed time alone.  I had to let things sink in Sabrina."

"Well, you can have all the time you want alone.  Tell me something, have you even seen Tabatha yet?  Or are you too ashamed of her to see her?"

"I haven't made my way there, but I will soon.  I thought maybe you and I should talk first.  I think we really need to talk about what will happen next."  Drew said as he walked up to Sabrina who was packing some of her stuff.  He reached out for her but she pulled away from him.  She walked over to the window slowly and stood with facing him.  She was angry and she let it be known.

"To hell with what you need Andrew, this isn't about you anymore.  I want this to be crystal clear to you.  I'm not giving Tabatha up and she doesn't have to have your last name either." 

"Sabrina, I know you're mad at me and you probably blame me for this.  Believe me I've been blamed myself for what happened since the news sunk in.  Maybe if we had done something different or found out sooner."

"Nothing would've change because I wouldn't have had an abortion.  She grew inside me, I felt her come to life inside of me.  I would never had taken her life because she wasn't perfect."

"Dammit Sabrina, is this going to tear us apart?"  Drew said as he walked up to her and pulled her into his arms.  She wasn't going to struggle, she needed all her energy to keep her emotions under control.  She looked him in the eyes and said, "That is all up to you Andrew.  Whether we stay together is all up to you, not me.  If you stay, you know that Tabatha is part of the deal.  I won't institutionalize her no matter what anyone says."

Drew took a deep breath and pulled her over to the bed.  He sat Sabrina on the bed as he sat next to her.  He placed his hands over hers and soflty said, "I'm sorry for my behavior lately.  I didn't know how to handle the news baby.  I'm so sorry for walking out on you when you needed me the most." 

"Oh don't baby me, Andrew.  My minds made up and I'm keeping Tabatha, we don't need you.  I can support my daughter on my own."  Sabrina pulled her hands away from Drew.

"She's my daughter also and she will have my last name.  And I will support her whether you want me to or not."

"I don't want your money, I want you to see our little girl.  I want you to hold her and see just how beautiful she is.  I want you to love her the way I do.  But I want it to come from you, to be sincere and not because I'm asking this of you."

Drew didn't know what to do or to say to Sabrina.  He wanted to see his little girl but at the same time he was afraid.  He didn't know what to expect from a baby with Downs.  Drew let go off Sabrina's hands as he got up.  He pushed his fingers through his short straight brown hair.  Sabrina no longer knew what to expect from him.  All he did was confuse her with his reactions.  He kept pulling away from her and she was getting tired of his confusion.  She got up and asked, "Where's your brother?  I want to go home to my parents, I won't be in your way.  I'm too tired and I'm still a bit sore, I don't feel like fighting with you anymore."

"You're not coming back to our place, what about the nursery?  What am I suppose to do with that?  You decorated it all by yourself for the baby."

"Do whatever the hell you want with it Drew, I don't care.  I'm not going back there with you.  Get someone else pregnant and let them give you the perfect child that I couldn't.  Screw half the female population, till you get what you want."

"I don't want to screw anyone dammit.  I want to try to get through this with you.  Maybe this is some sort of test that we are being put through to test how strong our love is."

"Well, obviously it's not strong enough because you can't handle this.  I want to know where you stand in all of this Drew.  Are you in or out of this relationship?  No more games, you decide right here right now."  She said as she stood in front of him and looked right into his hazel eyes.  He was tearing her apart and he could see all the pain in her brown eyes.

"I want you with me baby, you know that I love you.  I've never felt this strongly about anyone before.  Help me find the strength to make the right decision."

"Go see Tabatha, hold her and see what your heart tells you Drew.  If you can't find love for her in your heart, we are through."  

Drew placed a kiss on Sabrina's lips before walking out of the room.  Sabrina didn't know if Drew would be able to get over the fact that Tabatha was special.  Sabrina was startled when she felt someone take her little girl from her arms.  She looked up and saw him standing there holding her little angel.  She loved to see him holding Tabatha.  He was the best father a little girl could ever have.  It had taken him a while to come around but in the end Drew had made the only decision his heart could make.  He had done what Sabrina had told him and once he had looked at his little angel's face he couldn't turn away from her.  To feel her in arms made him feel like he wanted to protect her and he never wanted to leave her again.  His heart was filled with another type of love, one only a parent could feel for thier child.  Sabrina got up and saw Nick waiting by the nursery door.  She walked up to him and hugged him.  Drew walked over to him after he placed a kiss on his little girl's forehead.  Nick was hugging Sabrina and Drew said, "Ok, you can get your hands off my girl now.  You came here to see my daughter not my girl.  Besides, I haven't even had the chance to be welcomed home properly."

"Relax, I have my own girl at home that I'm dying to see.  I just came to see this little angel."  Nick said taking Tabatha from Drew.

"You never told me you were coming home early.  You would've had a proper welcome home if we had known.  But I'm so happy to have you home for however long you are here."

"You'll be happy to know that I'm home for the next few months.  I'll be home so much that you'll be pleading my mom to take me off your hands.  I finally get a chance to spend time with the two most beautiful and wonderful girls in my life."  He said as he pulled Sabrina into his arms and pulled her in for a long, slow, deep kiss.

"Ew, your parents are so gross.  They should get a room.  I know that you have missed your uncle Nick more than anyone else, right?"  Nick said as he blew on his nieces tummy making her laugh.  Drew and Sabrina pulled apart and smiled at how much Tabatha loved it when Nick did that.

Sabrina and Drew had mourned the loss of that perfect child that they had not had.  But they learned to enjoy Tabatha, each day with her was special.  Each new thing she did was a new achievement, something that made them proud of her.  They were proud to be the parents of such a special little girl.  Everyone who saw her thought she was adorable.  They learned to take everything one day at a time.  The bond that was between them was strong and Tabatha's birth only strengthen what they had.  Not a day went by that they didn't thank God for their precious little angel.  Drew loved sitting in the park under a tree with Tabatha watching Sabrina sketch something when she was inspired to draw.  If not they sat together under a tree, Drew would lean back against the tree with Tabatha asleep on his chest.  Sabrina layed beside him with her head on his shoulder.

THE END

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